Tore Gustafsson

Lars Tore Gustafsson (born February 11, 1962 in Göteborg, Västra Götaland) is a retired male hammer thrower from Sweden, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul, South Korea). A member of the Mölndals Almänna Idrottsklubb he set the national record at 80.14 metres on July 4, 1989 in Lappeenranta, Finland.^[1] Gustafsson lives in Los Gatos CA and works as a Chiropractor.^[2] Gustafsson has been involved in coaching since he retired. Koji Murofushi won the Gold Medal at 2011 World Championships in Daegu Korea and Bronze Medal at the 2012 London Olympics with Gustafsson as his Coach.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Sweden
1981	European Junior Championships	Utrecht, Netherlands	6th	66.64 m
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	12th	69.94 m
1986	Goodwill Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	9th	74.40 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	18th	73.54 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	11th	74.24 m
1990	European Championships	Split, SFR Yugoslavia	13th	72.86 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	15th	73.52 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	15th	71.88 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	20th	71.90 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	13th	74.44 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	30th	71.02 m

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